tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31715429217501428932024-03-12T20:57:21.552-07:00MishthefishThe world through my eyesMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-84284491773439214952012-09-19T12:50:00.000-07:002012-09-22T15:42:51.974-07:00Greece: Mykonos, Ios, & Santorini<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're going back to last summer, when Mercedes (Merboo) and I went to one of the prettiest places, aka paradise, aka<b> Greece. </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 days in the Greek Islands and it was a love love relationship. The beaches, greek food, people, sunsets, and views were some of the best I've experienced. We went to three islands: <b>Mykonos, Ios, and Santorini</b>...all beautiful but completely different from one another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First stop was <b>Mykonos</b>. After arriving in Athens we took our first ferry to Mykonos. We arrived at <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">a small, picturesque town with a maze full of tiny streets with shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, all gathered around its port. The buildings were the traditional Greek colors: white with blue windows and doors. In the day we had a calm and relaxing lifestyle, days starting with frappes (mmm!), the beach, shopping, eating hummus and pita and greek salads. At night we would watch the sunset from our rooftop at our hostel or from Paraportiani (the church)</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, eat fabulous dinners, walk around <i>Little Italy</i> and see the windmills, and then file in with the crowds to the bars and clubs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After 3 nights in Mykonos we headed to <b>Ios</b>. Ios was beautiful, bigger than Mykonos with beaches filling up the coastline. When we arrived we got to our hostel: <i>Francesco's</i> (one of the best hostels I have stayed at) and went to eat lunch. The town was dead, basically no one was outside and it was very quiet. We headed back to our hostel and layed out by the pool. That night we realized why it was so quiet earlier--the Ios night life. It was my birthday that night and Mer decided to tell the hostel...within an hour all of Ios knew I was Michelle and it was my birthday. The hostel takes you on a pub crawl...which is so fun. There are so many small bars/clubs all around Ios that open their doors at night to everyone ready to party. And party they do. The next days were spent at the beaches, pools, meeting new friends, going out, etc. It was a very crazy and fun 3 days in Ios.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last island we went to was <b>Santorini </b>(my favorite of the 3). It's a volcanic Island and was so so beautiful.<b> </b>We stayed right near the <i>Black Beach</i> at <i>Stelio's Place</i>. In Santorini we did lots of activities: took a boat across the island to visit the volcano which erupted years ago, swam in the hot springs, rode donkeys in <b>Thirasia </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(my highlight), saw the prettiest sunsets from <b>Oia </b>(</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is filmed & we liked it so much we went twice)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and visit another island <b>Fira. </b>Of course we layed out on the Black Beach and did what we like best, eat very well. It was so hard for us to leave Santorini, but in life all good things must come to an end. We headed back to <b>Athens</b> for a night to catch our plane the next day. There were strikes all over the city--so all we did was sleep, eat, and go to the airport. I loved Greece and would love to go back and visit more islands!! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fira</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at Oia<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Oia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Black Beach</td></tr>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-29561723689918220702012-08-31T23:27:00.000-07:002012-09-26T22:47:02.815-07:00Wedding time! Destination: Berkley, San Francisco<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's always fun to get the family together for events, but even better when it's for a wedding. This was a destination wedding in <b>Berkley, California </b>(everyone stayed in a town close by called <b>Walnut Creek</b>. My aunt Jenny was getting married to Scott. The whole family (some all the way from M<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">éxico)</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> went a couple days earlier to be together and enjoy the bay area. We took advantage and went one full day to </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on a google bus (thanks to my brother David and mama who planned the amazing trip) to visit several wineries. After having bagels and coffee on the bus for breakfast, our first stop was <i>Mumm Winery</i>, then we headed to the <i>Robert Mondavi Winery</i>, where we took a tour and enjoyed two glasses of wine. After, we went to Sonoma to have lunch. Then we went to <i>Artesa Winery</i> and <i>Domain Carneros Winery</i> before heading back for a Mexican dinner with friends and family of the bride and groom to celebrate the wedding the next day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wedding was outdoors in the natural environment- it looked like it was out of a movie. There were big trees everywhere with the sun shining through onto the bride and groom. It was a very pretty scenery. After the ceremony, the real fun began! We danced all night long the dance floor and had a good time celebrating. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way to Napa!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mumm Winery<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Labor Day I'm heading to San Diego to visit someone I haven't seen in way too long-- my bestie Allison! Can't wait to see her :) Enjoy labor day weekend everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't think I could be more impressed by la Costa Brava until I went camping in <b>Tossa del Mar</b>. <i>Cala Llevadó</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> Camping</i> is about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Barcelona, right on the pretty beaches of Costa Brava. The camping ground was the biggest I have seen with four calas (beaches), a restaurant and a bar, a swimming pool, a supermarket, etc. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were also so many tourists from all around the world who we got to meet. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is one of my favorite memories from Spain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wake up- pick up croissants and tea for breakfast- pack lunch for the the beaches- Enjoy the warm blue & turquoise water and being in the sun all day (which we did everyday)- come back and shower- eat some snacks- cook dinner (some nights it included of pesto pasta and Italian wine (our appetites were still in Italy))- head to the beach to watch the stars and relax- head back to our tent for bedtime. I love the feeling of camping, you don't need anything but what the camping ground offers you- in this case the beach, delicious food, and good company were more than perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone should go to this camping ground if you are ever in Spain!! It was incredible. Here are pictures..enjoy!</span></div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-55798530751694779692012-08-29T10:28:00.000-07:002012-09-05T13:16:56.298-07:00Chianti, Italy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">As most of you know, I am a huge huge fan of Italy and not just because of the amazing food and wine, but also because of the gorgeous views and friendly Italian culture. I love it all. So it was fairly easy for me to decide to go once again to Italy. I visited a new city- </span><b style="text-align: left;">Chianti</b><span style="text-align: left;">- which is one of the most beautiful places I have been to, hands down. It resides in Tuscany, so during the summer it is very green with the famous cypress trees, grape trees, and olive trees. So almost everywhere you look there are gorgeous vineyards. </span></span></div>
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<b>Summary of my paradise vacation in Chianti: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I arrived in Pisa airport and Rocco picked me up to head to our highly recommended hostel (thanks Gena &Dana) in San Baranto. We arrived at our "hostel" which was on the top of the mountain overlooking the hills of Chianti (including Vinci and Lamprecchio). This was no typical hostel you think of- we had our own two story apartment with a kitchen and fireplace, there was a big swimming pool overlooking the picturesque Chianti, and the owner (Guido) made us feel like we were part of the family. It was more like staying at a private villa in beautiful Tuscany. They also prepared an authentic Italian 3-course meal with wine from a local vineyard every night if you wanted to have dinner (just keeps getting better). We definitely took advantage of this and ate here two nights as well as soaking up the sun by the pool everyday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guido took us to a private wine tour at <i>Casa di Luggiano</i> which was incredible- the wine, yummy snacks (bruschetta, bread with their grown olive oil, and cheese), vineyard, new friends, and sunset made for a perfect evening. We drove the next day to <b>Lamprecchio</b> and <b>Vinci</b> which were the closest towns to us and visited the <i>Leonardo di Vinci museum </i>and house where Leonardo grew up, ate some gelato, and explored the small towns before heading back for dinner. Dinner was great at <i>La Marchelino</i>, we had delicious pecorino cheese with honey as a starter, a salad, florentina meat, and of course a nice red Tuscan wine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guido was so accommodating and we became quite close to him in these two days that he offered us another free night at the villa (of course we said yes). We stayed one last night, had breakfast and then drove to <b>Greve de Chianti</b> to visit one of Rocco's friends Michele and his roommates. They own a farm with 100 goats and make their own cheese and dairy products. They were so welcoming and made us home cooked meals with their delicious grown food.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This trip was so great, even if I did come back with 24 mosquito bites, Italy always leaves a big smile on my face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">The final stop with the girls was Poland. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Krawków</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> soon was added to my list of favorite places. Poland surprised me in so many ways- all positive. It is the most Eastern city I have visited and also the cheapest (score!!). Seeing </span><b style="text-align: left;">Auschwitz-Birkenau</b><span style="text-align: left;"> had me relive history and taught me even more about the concentration camps, after years of reading and learning about the Holocaust. </span><span style="text-align: left;">The highlights of this trip were definitely the Polish food, new Australian friends, and </span><span style="text-align: left;">watching a Eurocup game in the fan zone since </span><span style="text-align: left;">Poland and Ukraine were hosting the Eurocup games. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The central square with a leaning clock tower, Basilica, outdoor market, and tons of outdoor restaurants and bars. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buying amber rings </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seeing the whole city at the top of the Basilica</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visiting the castle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walking through the Jewish Quarter and seeing the only active synagogue in Kraków</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going more than once to eat at our favorite Polish restaurant <i>Babila Malikas </i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eating perogies and drinking Polish beer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partying with our Aussie friends and going to cool bars</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Receiving gifts from the Aussies (including a cute mini kangaroo)</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Central Square<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feast at Baba Malikas<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">My experience at </span><b style="text-align: left;">Auschwitz-Birkenau </b><span style="text-align: left;">is hard to write in words. To say the least, it was very impactive. I had goosebumps the whole time I was there, knowing just decades before others were murdered on the same grounds. We had a really great tour guide throughout the camps, first at Auschwitz and then at Birkenau. Birkenau is much bigger and what I had imagined a concentration camp to look like from the Holocaust movies. I think everyone who has the opportunity should go and see it for themselves. It was a crazy experience but one of the best things I have ever seen. I learned a lot from the tours and got to enter into the gas chambers, torture rooms, and see the hanging wall.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Entrance to Auschwitz</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gas chamber at <span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Auschwitz</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Birkenau</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-9052268170848320292012-08-25T23:18:00.005-07:002012-09-05T17:43:19.409-07:00Budapest!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our next stop was <b>Budapest</b>. I had heard really great things about this city and we decided to spend my birthday here. Also, two of my friends living in Barcelona (Lee and Luisa) and I had planned to be there at the same time. We did a lot of eating, touring, relaxing, bar hopping, and hanging out around the Jewish Quarter. It was wonderful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first night we went to have dinner at Leitz Frank Square, a two-sided street full of outdoor restaurants and bars. We met my friend Lee there and ended up having a feast at <i>Bohemia</i>. We had duck liver, steak, breaded wienerschnitzel, a big salad, and a cheese dish, as well as big beers typical of Hungary.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards we headed to "A83" which is a boat party. A big boat is docked on the harbor and has a bar, dance floor with DJ's, and nice places to sit outside and enjoy the city view at night. We tried the famous polinka shots which we were not so found of, but when in Hungary right?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day we went to the Szechenyi Bath and Spa, which is the biggest thermal bath in Budapest. It was my birthday and all I wanted to do was relax and be in the sun. We went all day and even got massages, it was amazing. Later we had dinner in the Jewish quarter and went to a cool bar in an abandoned jewish building called Simpla. The Jewish quarter was full of life and bars. It was a great birthday spent with great people in a new city.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day we headed to see the Jewish synagogue and then took the free walking tour of the city. We saw both the BUDA and PEST sides. We went all the way up to the castle and got a great view of the city (also got lucky and saw 5 weddings) and ate delicious pastries (one filled with apples and the other with cottage cheese mmm mmm). It was our last night before the girls headed off to Italy, so we bought some hungarian wine and got ready for dinner. We ate at a restaurant called<i> Karma i</i>n the Leitz Frank Square and really enjoyed our meal (my new obsession was goulash). That night there was a huge thunderstorm, so after dinner we headed to our hostel. The girls left early in the AM and I went to tour the inside of the Jewish synagogue, see the cemetery, tree of life, the Jewish ghetto and outdoor market. It was beautiful and I was happy how the Jewish quarter was such a big part of the city. On the tour I meet some new friends and we headed to the Simpla bar afterwards. We watched the Spain vs. Italy game for the Eurocup 2012 (Wooooo viva España!). I had my last goulash for dinner with Luisa before before going back to Barcelona.</span><br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-37526650840190279492012-08-22T21:02:00.002-07:002012-09-05T16:09:47.468-07:00Ibiza & Formentera<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When most people think of<b> Ibiza</b>, they think party party. What I was most excited about were the pretty beaches. Two friends from the US visited me (Gena and Dana) and we traveled to a few places, our first stop was Ibiza. It was a beautiful island with an energetic crowd ready to enjoy the night festivities.<br />
The life in Ibiza was something like this:<br />
Lay out all day on the beach, swim in the water while dancing to the music from the beach parties, eat good meals, and get ready to go out all night long. Then head to the beach for sunrise. Repeat.<br />
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Our first night we went to a club called <i>El Paradis</i> for the fiesta de agua (water party) that friends had recommended to me. This was an incredible party and was like nothing I had done before. When I was told to wear a bathing suit and a dress I did not care for, I knew it would be completely different than the usual clubs I was used to. At first it was like any typical club, people dancing and go go dancers in 80's outfits dancing above your head. The dance floor was in the form of a circle and at around 4am water started pouring in from every direction and suddenly there was a pool beneath us. Bathing suits started coming out and people are dancing and playing in the water. It was great. One of the best clubs I have been to, hands down. After some hours in the water at the club, we headed to the beach in our wet bathing suits.<br />
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The next day we headed to <b>Formentera</b> by ferry. People had mentioned to me how beautiful this island was, but seeing it in person really had me blown away . As most of you know, I love going to the beach so when I see a beach like this, it's hard for me to leave. Its white sand feeling softer than ever and clear turquoise/blue water made it breathtaking. This was definitely the highlight of the trip for me. We also ate a delicious meal in Formentera- fresh caprese salad and pizza. As we were leaving, we had the chance to see the sunset which was very pretty.<br />
Unfortunately we only had time to stay for the day and had to return to Ibiza for our last night out. We went to a club called <i>Space</i> which in my opinion was just okay. The next day was our last day, spent it on <b>Playa d'en Bossa</b> again enjoying the sun. My friend who lives in Ibiza came to visit and we all had lunch before heading back to Barcelona to get ready for our next trip.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-36475503537122702092012-07-18T14:07:00.002-07:002012-09-05T13:09:44.048-07:00Nit de Montjuic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It amazes me still how a city can have something going on every weekend and many of these events or festivals being free to the public. This past weekend there were three different festivals going on at the same time in Barcelona. There were fiestas mayores de Raval, fiestas mayores de Poble Sec, and Nit de Montjuic. In Barcelona, during the summer, each neighborhood has a festival to celebrate their neighborhood. So this weekend, the neighborhoods of Raval and Poble Sec had their own parties. These neighborhood parties usually last from a weekend to a week long. There are bands playing, several stands that serve food and alcohol, and people celebrating all night long in the streets.<br />
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<b>Nit de Montjuic </b>was on Saturday night. It is an event where around 20 different bands play all in different parts of Montjuic (even the castle all the way up top and the olympic stadium) starting at 8pm and ending at 4am-- oh and all for free. It was one of my favorite events held in Barcelona, definitely exceeded my expectations. </div>
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After visiting la fiesta del Raval for a little and seeing an amazing view of Barcelona from a hotel bar in Raval, we headed to Montjuic around 1200am. We went straight to the castle after walking to MNAC. We admired the views from the castle, heard a flamenco band inside the castle, and then walked outside to see hear and dance to amazing techno/dub step DJ's. We danced all night listening to fun music. I could have not asked for a better night!! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember loving Portugal when I went with my parents three years ago. This time I decided to visit the north of Portugal to experience more. The food, people, and different neighborhoods make this country so special. <b>Porto</b> was much smaller than Lisbon making is very easy to get around and explore the city. Before arriving we checked the weather and saw that the next four days were supposed to rain consecutively- we weren't too trilled about this, but somehow got lucky and saw the sun for the majority of the trip. We stayed at a great hotel in the center. We ate incredibly well- tried bacalao (codfish) four different ways (fun fact: there are over 300 ways to make bacalao in Portugal), drank delicious Portuguese wine, and went wine tasting at the Oporto vineyards. </span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Ribera (quickly became my favorite spot of they city) is the typical neighborhood of Porto, it is on the lake with the view of bridges and houses on the mountains and across the lake are the Oporto wineries.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The wonderful food: we loved the Bacalao, different wines we tasted, the pastries (pastel</span><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> de</span><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">belém was a favorite, and cheese pairings. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A day cruise along the Ribera through the 6 bridges-- it was so nice, especially in the beautiful sunny weather. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Going wine tasting in the Oporto wineries to try the sweet Oporto wines (we also got a free tour of the Croft winery). </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Riding the funicular through the city and seeing the pretty views from above.</span></li>
<li>Experiencing the busy nightlife in the center. </li>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-50273242714233200592012-06-15T02:44:00.001-07:002012-09-05T13:10:37.459-07:00South of France: Nice, Monaco, & Cannes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally the time had arrived. For months, two of my best girlfriends from college (Abby and Alyssa) and me had been planning our reunion in the South of France. It was the perfect place to meet because Alyssa was visiting Abby in Paris and both of us had never been to the South of France before. We met at our first stop <b>Nice</b> and spent two nights there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arriving in Nice was a great welcome to Cote d'azur- the runway was right next to the glistening water and pretty palm trees. As I was walking looking for my hostel, two familiar faces were popped out of a window yelling "Michy michy," it felt good to be back with my best friends (let me mention we had our own private apartment room separate from the hostel- it was awesome). That night we went out to dinner and just talked for hours over pizza and wine (and of course got gelato for dessert)!! Then we went out to a fun bar where they literally made everyone get up on the tables and dance!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day we started off visiting a cute outdoor market, smelling the wonderful soaps, looking at the delicious food, and just starting at their crazy spices. We decided to see <i style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: nowrap;">Musée Matisse</i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: nowrap;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: nowrap;">Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain</i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: nowrap;">, they were both good and free museums </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then we headed to eat lunch and ordered what soon became our obsession: Moules Frites (baked mussels served in a delicious sauce with a side of french fires), which are so delicious and also got the typical Socca. After we went to the beach to sit for a while and made our way up to the viewpoint to see the city. It was absolutely beautiful. The ocean was three different colors, a dark blue, light blue, and turquoise color, we just admired the views for a while. </span>We stopped in a delicious candy store on our way to happy hour-- mesmerized by so many different choices-- and then headed to drink some wine outside and read in the sun. We had a nice dinner in our apartment that consisted of wine, cheese, and baguettes. We went out on the town again to a fun bar! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day was our <b>Monaco</b> day trip. I was very excited for this. I was so curious to see this rich and beautiful city. It was absolutely amazing. We went straight to the Monte Carlo Casino and stood outside watching the luxurious cars pass by. We got delicious panini sandwiches and headed for the viewpoint to have a picnic. We hiked our way up, and the higher we got the better the view. It was so beautiful. We ate our lunch in a park and then walked around the cute town, seeing the prince's palace, and taking in all the different views around. We then walked down and decided to try Monacos (when in Monaco right?), it is beer mixed with grenadine, a bright red drink and way too sweet for me. But as we sat outside drinking our Monacos in Monaco, we saw probably 40 extravagant cars drive by...it was quite the view.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed for <b>Cannes</b> that night. It quickly became my favorite...it was a small ritzy town with luxurious restaurants, shops, and hotels on one side of a strip and on the other side the ocean. Cannes is also where the famous Cannes Film Festival is held every May (of course the girls and I took pictures all dressed up on the famous red stairs). We had an incredible hotel that had our own balcony with a view of the ocean. We ate great meals, partied both nights till 6 in the morning, and enjoyed lying out on the beach. We had 3 course meals for dinner where we couldn't resist the moules frites again the first night as the main course but also had french onion soup mmm and <em style="cursor: pointer; font-style: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: nowrap;">Crème brûlée<span style="color: #1122cc; font-weight: bold;"> </span></em>(could we try to be any more french?), and I had the duck the second night. We ate the best french food in Cannes, had the best time at night dressing up and going to fancy clubs (reminded me of Las Vegas), and enjoyed meeting new people. We went to a cool bar/club the first night and met locals who ended up taking us to Baôli Club- a club on the water. They were both really fun places with great music. The next day we soaked up the sun on the beach, ate some crepes, went around the town, buying different macaroons, and then got ready to indulge in a great meal again. This night we got even more dressed up, stopped by the famous stairway on our way to dinner, snapped some photos, had a great meal and then went out to Les Marches Club. It is on the rooftop of the Palais de Festival and such a cool club. It had great DJs playing our favorite music, a nice view of the city, and kept us dancing all night long-- taking us back to our college days. It was a great weekend with my best friends, so glad I got to travel with them abroad and experience new memories together.</span><br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-34976529662721837782012-05-26T04:33:00.002-07:002012-09-05T14:30:21.687-07:00Wisconsin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This past weekend was my younger brother's graduation from the <b>University of Madison in Wisconsin</b>. I had visited Jonney twice before, but every time I go to Wisco I like it a little more. Madison is a cute, small, college town filled with bars, restaurants, and people ready to have a good time. With it being graduation, the city was packed with people ready to celebrate the graduates! The whole weekend was great. We celebrated all weekend long with the family, going to nice dinners, going out to the bars, sitting in the sun at the lake, having a graduation celebration with all Jonney's close friends, and on Sunday we watched Jonney walk in his cap and gown to recieve his diploma. The weekend was filled with amazing food, lots of sun and humid heat, and spotted cow beer. All of this made me nostalgic of my college days (I graduated just two years ago) and brought back good memories. We also went to the farmers market on Sunday at the Capitol of Madison, where we bought the famous spicy cheese bread--delicious. The food was incredible (good beer and cheese, who can complain right?). I'm so glad events like these bring everyone back together...such a great time.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-6083667961096055052012-05-13T05:15:00.000-07:002012-09-05T13:12:03.679-07:00Valencia para Las Fallas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the many great things about Spain is their fiestas. I have been lucky enough to get to experience some of these famous traditional celebrations that occur every year like Carnaval, San Juan, Sant Jordi, San Fermin, etc. This year I went to Valencia to experience one day and night of <b>Las Fallas. </b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Las fallas is a festival that creates more than 500 huge displays (also called fallas) for the public. The fallas contain cartoon looking images called ninots, which are huge dolls made of <span style="line-height: normal;">cork and cardboard. They represent </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">well-known people </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">in a sarcastic tone (usually politicians).</span> The city works very hard to make these all year. Once Las fallas begin there is a juror who chooses the best fallas and announce the winners during the week, before la <span style="font-size: small;">crema (where all the fallas are burned) at the end. During the week there are various firework shows like </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">"las mascletás" y </span><span style="line-height: normal;">"la pólvora". Throughout the streets there are food stands and restaurants, with the authentic paella (side note: The original paella comes from Valencia), tapas, churros, etc. It is a big party throughout the whole city with fireworks constantly going off in the streets. It was such an incredible fiesta, I loved seeing the fallas and picking my favorites, seeing pretty firework shows, as well as getting to eat paella and churros. Valencia was great to visit too. I had been there before, but this time I liked it a lot more. The weather was sunny and the city looked beautiful. We walked around the center most of the day and went to La Cuidad de las Artes y Ciencias. </span></span><br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-14102584040506739772012-04-18T01:11:00.000-07:002012-09-05T14:19:26.687-07:00Galicia Galicia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The north of Spain is very different from other parts of Spain...both special in their own way. They sometimes seem like they are different small countries because many regions have their own language, different food, customs, etc. I visited plenty of the south when I was studying abroad and love it, but the north highly interested me because I had only visited el País Vasco last year and wanted to see more. <br />
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Galicia suprised me in the fact that it went way beyond my expectations, the food was incredible- the variety of delicious seafood, great cheese, and wines; the weather was perfect- around 75 degrees all weekend long for a city that is known for cloudy and rainy weather; and the people were very friendly and helpful, and it was inexpensive in comparison to Barcelona.<br />
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Our base was <b>Santiago de Compostela</b>-- every night we stayed there but we did day trips to other parts of Galicia as well. Santiago de Compostela is one of the most visited places in Spain...it is highly religious and people participate in the <i>Camino de Santiago </i>and walk days/weeks/months to reach the city and go to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. The cathedral is very big and beautiful in a large plaza with other buildings as well (the ayudamiento and a nice 5 star hotel). The main things we did in Santiago de Compostela were sit in the plazas admiring the churches or other monuments, visit parks, and eat tons of delicious food. The highlight for me was octopus a la plancha and the famous tetilla cheese, I was in love. The white gallegan wine there (our favorite was Ribeiro) went so well with the various seafood we tried. The food honestly was to die for...(especially for someone like me who loves fish, cheese, and good wine).<br />
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We decided to visit <b>Ourense </b>mainly because they were know for their aguas thermales or thermal baths. I had never been to one and was very interested in trying these out, especially since the weather was so nice. Boy did we make the right choice. I quickly became fascinated with the fact that these aguas thermales were free to the public and anyone could go at any hour of the day. We stayed for probably 3 hours, either enjoying the hot sun in our bathing suits (in early march!!) or trying out the different waters. There were four small jacuzzi type pools with different water temperatures...I could have stayed all day and been overly satisfied..but we also wanted to explore the city. I met a really sweet lady in the thermal baths who lived in Ourense. She offered to show us the city and a great restaurant to have lunch. She showed us the cute little city which has another thermal bath right in the center of town- I died just a little bit thinking how cool it would be to live there and be able to use these baths whenever one wanted to. Then we went to eat at a really good place and got a menu (2 course meal with a drink and dessert, so worth it) and once again walked around and went to the biggest park in Ourense. At night we went back to Santiago by train after our dear friend walked us to the train station. We had a lovely dinner of tapas of seafood and then went to a wine bar that quickly became a favorite.<br />
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The next day we wanted to see some of the coast, so we decided to go to <b>Pontevedra</b> since we didn't have enough time to go farther up the coast. Pontevedra was okay, it was a small city with few things to see, but we did eat a good meal there (of course the food does not disappoint here)...but luckily we read about a small town called <b>Combarro</b> which was about 20 minutes away. I loved Combarro, it was a cute little romantic city on the water. It was famous for the hórreos which was a type of storage which were used to dry out certain foods and placed near the water on stilts (pictures below). The few hours we were there, we walked through the whole little city, sat staring at the water, and then got a glass of wine and some tapas as we admired the pretty view. It was perfect. It was time to go back to Santiago de Compostela for our last night in town. We once again ate a fabulous dinner, seafood risotto, a plate of cheese, dessert, a nice wine and then went to our favorite wine bar spot. Incredible. We were so sad to leave behind the very well priced and tasty food.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combarro- Hierro</td></tr>
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All in all, it was a great place to visit and experience. I loved the food, the people, the different cities within Galicia and how different they were from one another. </div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0Galicia, Spain42.5750554 -8.133855799999992141.5837684 -9.417106799999992 43.566342399999996 -6.8506047999999922tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-43635342146300681372012-04-15T13:31:00.005-07:002012-09-05T13:13:24.048-07:00Switzerland!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Two words. Breathtaking and surreal. I quickly became very fond of Switzerland's beauty. The views were incredible and literally had my jaw dropping. I went to visit my cousin who lived in a town called <b>Crans-Montana</b>, about two hours from Geneva and way up in the mountains. I flew into <b>Geneva</b> and toured the city for the day. Then I took a train to meet my cousin. It was probably the prettiest train ride I have ever taken, seeing the Swiss Alps with white snow on the mountain tops residing over the bright blue water of the lake, I had never seen anything like this before.</div>
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My cousin picked me up from the train station and we drove up the mountain. My first Swiss meal was eating some delicious fondue (a cheese one and a tomato one). We went with some of his friends and then went out to the town's bars/clubs. Since Crans-Montana is so small everyone knows each other and there are only about 3 main bars in the town. <br />
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My cousin being as awesome as he is, said it would be a good idea to roadtrip Switzerland with his car so I could see as much of the country as possible. It was such a great idea and a perfect way for me to see the French and German parts.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Day 1: French part: Lausanne-Vevey-Montreux</b></span><br />
First we went to <b>Lausanne</b> and it was very beautiful. It was a cute little town that had great views of the mountain on the lake. We had lunch at <i>Holy Cow</i> which specializes in making gourmet burgers and since I rarely eat burgers in Spain it was so satisfying. Then we drove through <b>Vevey </b>just to see the city and see the Nestle headquarters as we were on our way to <b>Montreux</b>. Montreux was my favorite place I saw. It not only had one of the most amazing views I have ever seen (again the mountains on the water and houses on the lake too), but also the<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Château de Chillon (or Castle</span></span> of Chillon) which sits on the lake as well. It was where Jimmy Hendrix became famous as well. I loved this place, it was also so small and cute to walk through. I could sit at the castle for hours and not get tired of starting at the view and the bright blue water. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Day 2: German part: Bern- Zurich- </b><b>Lucerne</b></span><br />
Now it was time to see the German part of Switzerland which I was really excited about. We went from hearing French at breakfast to German at lunch in Zurich and back to hearing French back at my cousin's town for dinner- it was quite the day. We started off at<b> Bern</b>, right when we arrived I saw the differences between the French towns, the buildings were gothic style and I felt like I was back in Germany. It was beautiful in its own way. Bern is more to look at the city and of course see the bears!! In Bern there are bears that live outside and people come to look at them, they were adorable. We also saw the <span style="color: black;">Zytglogge,</span> or clock tower, which was impressive. Then we made our way to <b>Zurich</b>. Zurich was amazing, it was my favorite part of German-Switzerland. We had lunch there and then walked around the city. Walked around the lake and saw the different clock towers<i>. </i>It was so pretty. Then we drove off to see <b>Lucerne</b>. The main attraction there (besides the view of course) was the Lion monument, which was very impressive. It was a huge statue of a lion that looks like it is sleeping but really is lion that is dying. It is a memorial for the Swiss soldiers who gave their lives to defend Switzerland. The views once again were incredible of the various houses on top of the mountains and over the lake. <br />
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Unlike most places you visit, Switzerland was different in the sense that the main thing to do is see and enjoy the gorgeous views, instead of a traditional trip where one visits historic sites, museums, etc. (there are some museums here too of course). But I loved that about Switzerland, seeing pretty sights all weekend long was a great experience and I would recommend it to anyone!<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-14639929953639798532012-03-29T07:45:00.001-07:002012-09-05T13:13:59.784-07:00Calçotada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of my favorite Catalan traditions. A Calçotada is basically an event where people gather together and have a big feast, it is usually at the end of winter/beginning of spring. The main thing people eat are delicious calçots (green onions) which are barbequed and then dipped into an amazing romesco sauce. The sauce it what makes the calçots so yummy to me, especially since I am not a fan of onions. This year was my second calçotada, there were about 30 Catalan teachers, my American friend who invited me, and same Irish English teachers too. It was at a big house on the countryside in <b>Girona</b> and was beautiful and sunny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived at around 12pm and began drinking wine from the typical "purro." The calçots began cooking while other food was staring to be prepared. We had some appetizers of fried eggplant with a honey sauce sprinkled on top- mmm delicious. Then I helped make the pa amb <span style="font-size: small;">tom<i>à</i>quet </span>(bread with tomato) while the calçots, meat, artichokes, and salad were all being prepared. Finally it was time to eat. You always start with the calçots, which are still hot because they are recently taken off the burner, and dip them into the romesco orange sauce. Then we ate artichokes that had been cooked with garlic and also dipped them into the sauce. Next we sat at a big long table outside and began to eat the various types of meat, salad, and bread. It was all so good. We were all so full - but the meal was not over - there was still dessert, fruit, coffee, and champagne. I love this feast because it brings everyone together and really is such a satisfying meal. I am so glad I was able to experience this Catalan tradition more than once!</span></div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-89419564965038817372012-03-29T06:20:00.002-07:002012-09-05T13:14:29.240-07:00Venezia para Carnaval!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky? I was blessed this year to meet an amazing Italian girl, Alice, in Barcelona. I met her in October, while she was living in Barcelona doing her practia but sadly in December she went back to Venice to finish studying. When we met we clicked right away and she quickly became one of my closest friends. Lucky for me, she invited me and some other fellow Americans to Venice for Carnaval--let me tell you, it was one of the best experiences. First of all, being able to go to Venice alone in itself is incredible, the small city set on canals makes you feel like you are in a romantic dream, then throw in the Italians who show you around and cook for you, and add Carnaval to the mix, the traditional masked event that lights up the city...and Venice quickly becomes one of my favorite destinations. </span></span><br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-81901630264855709492012-02-04T14:08:00.016-08:002012-09-05T13:15:17.931-07:00Italia! La vita e bella :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This January I went to Italy for 10 days. My ragazzo and I roadtripped all over Italy (mostly Tuscany) and spent some time in Milan. It was probably on of the best trips I have done. I loved that every detail of the trip was not planned out until usually the day before, but instead we left Milan with only a basic idea where we would go. During the trip I had a notebook and wrote down my thoughts and everything we saw/did/ate in every city. Looking at it now made me want to write about it :) I seriously feel so lucky to have been able to do this, it was such an amazing trip filled with delicious food, beautiful views of Italy, and getting to explore new parts of Italy (one of my favorite countries). <br />
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Lets begin on where we went: First I landed in <b>Milan</b>, was there for a few days, we went to <b>Lucca, Pisa, Volterra, Siena, Arezzo, Perugia</b>, and back to <b>Milan</b> for a couple more days, then to Barcelona. <br />
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First I arrived in <b>Milan</b>, where Rocco has an apartment really close to the center, minutes from the Stazione Centrale (the central station). We spent New Year's there, going to a dinner at his friends place and then went to the Duomo (which was a little too crazy for us, but still a great night). We spent some more time there and then began our Tuscany roadtrip.<br />
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Our first stop was <b>Lucca</b>. This was a small but super cute and tranquil town. The main attractions were: Piazza S. Michele (a plaza with lots of restaurants and church St. Michele) and el anfiteatro (my personal favorite), which is a circular plaza with pretty buildings of all colors, Basilica Di S. Frediano, and the Duomo. We saw basically the whole city in 45 minutes, but it a great first little stop.<br />
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After Lucca, we went to <b>Pisa </b>and had booked our hotel the night before We arrived in Pisa around 6pm and went to Hotel Francesco, which was on the main street leading to the leaning tower. We had a view of the tower from our room. We went to dinner to one of my favorite places of the trip. It was a local spot, we happened to find on tripadvisor.com hours before. This restaurant was different than the typical restaurant because when you entered you read the menu written on the wall and ordered. Ten you self-served yourself, as in getting your own place mats, utensils, cups, napkins, etc. Then once your food is ready, they call it out, and you go get it and bring it to the table you chose. I actually really enjoyed this type of place, it was super easy, fast, and different. The food was also really delicious, we ordered Pasta alla bacalo a cheese plate (typical of Pisa) that contained 6 different types of cheeses, a plate of vegetable pastries with a side of hummus, a great house wine, and two delicious desserts (one chocolate cake and a ricotta cheese dessert). Everything was so good! After dinner we saw the major attractions of Pisa by night, but in the morning we woke up to a beautiful sunny day. It was actually pretty hot for January. We went to the leaning tower square. I was actually very fascinated by the leaning tower, I could not take my eyes off of it I think because I have never seen anything like it before. It was incredible to see a building that was leaning very much to one side but stayed put. We decided to go up the 300+ steps of the tower and see the views from the top. After we went to the River Arno, it was very pretty and reminded me of Florence's river. We had lunch near the tower, shared a margarita pizza and salad with pineapples, walnuts, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, etc. After, we headed to Volterra.<br />
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As we were driving into <b>Volterra</b>, the views were amazing, such beautiful hills with many different trees (including the famous Cyprus tree known for the Tuscany region). It was so pretty and a sunny day so even better. We got to Volterra about an hour later. This town was one of my favorites. It was a small town on the top of the mountain, so had an amazing view of the hills and valleys below. We arrived a little before sunset, and what a sunset it was! The views were breathtaking with the mix of pink, yellow, and orange sky. We walked around this little city, saw the Duomo, a famous park on top of the city which contains famous old tombs, cathedrals, and just sat staring at the city from high points just admiring it all. We both really loved Volterra.<br />
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Next, we went to <b>Siena</b>. Which quickly became another favorite. We arrived around 7pm after leaving Volterra. Our "hotel" was so cute, it was a room rented out of a nice house that was on a hill (with a view of Siena) and really close to the Duomo and the famous plazas. We went to dinner at a place that a sweet lady from Siena recommended to us while we were parking. (**Side note but I forgot to mention that the people in Tuscany were all very friendly, always trying to help us and give us advice on where to go, it definitely was something positive added to the trip). The recommendation was really good, the place was near our hotel too. I ordered gnocci and we shared a cheese plate and of course wine. Rocco ordered a fish that I really liked. After dinner we went to see the Duomo by night. It was really pretty, we just sat there for a while staring at it, then we wen to plaza del Campo which is shaped like a shell and had a lot of life (full of people outside, bars, restaurants, etc). Since it was the holiday season there were stars and "auguri" shining on the buildings over and over, which made it look extra pretty. We decided to go to a pub behind us with the view of the plaza del Campo, we sat outside and got something delicious to drink, it was great.<br />
The next day we got to experience Siena by day, but it was very foggy outside. We went to the Duomo, the plaza del Campo, and took a "romantic walk" to see the views of Siena from a high point of the city. We walked uphill to a Basilica and saw great views of the city center. Then we just walked all over the city, ate some gelato (even though it was very cold) and then made our way to Arezzo (which we booked just hours before at an internet cafe).<br />
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We got to <b>Arezzo </b>around 7pm and the drive was really rainy. Our hotel was a little outside Arezzo in a town called Vioraggagio but was really nice. We went to dinner in the city of Arezzo, without having a place in mind, but people in the center recommended us a place. It was good, I got pesto pasta and me and Rocco shared a melted cheese platter with cooked mushrooms on top (yum) and of course a good wine from Arezzo.<br />
The next day we had a free breakfast included from our awesome hotel (score!) then we went into town to explore and visit museums, see art, eat lunch, etc. We went to Basilica San Francesco that had really famous frescos. We ate outside at a really cute restaurant in the central plaza and it faced the center. We also went to Casa Vasari (the house where the fresco painter used to live), each room had a different fresco with an interesting story behind it. Also, we went to the museum of Medieval & Modern art before heading to Perugia.<br />
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For our last stop we went somewhere outside of Tuscany, and went to <b>Perugia</b> (which is in the Umbria region). I was very curious and excited to see this city. I couldn't help but think of Amanda Knox the whole time we were there (as well as tourists we overheard talking about her), it was inevitable. We got there around 6pm and arrived at our 4-star hotel (wonderful place). We looked up restaurants online and one in particular was already making our mouths water (just from reading the menu). We called and made reservations at Enone and were so excited for the meal to come. We arrived and you had to walk downstairs to go to the restaurant, it was very intimate, in the main section there were about 8-10 tables and close to one another. Just as we thought, the food was unreal. First we got delicious wine from Sicily. Then we ordered a cheese plate (surprise surprise, we love cheese) with 5 different kinds of cheese and it came with a bread bowl. Then we ordered a greek salad to share, so yummy. I got the tuna steak in a sesame crust (I die), which the waiter kindly recommended and Rocco ordered the crusted salmon. Both were SO delicious, in the end we were so full we could not even order dessert (which I highly craved before). It was I think the best meal we had in Italy! <br />
The next day it was time to explore the city. We were lucky it was super sunny and pretty but very cold. We walked around exploring, ate some pizza, went to about 4 different viewpoints, and sat in the sun. Then we headed back to Milan- it was the end of a wonderful experience/ roadtrip/ romantic adventure.<br />
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Last was <b>Milan</b> again! I had already been to Milan once before for about a day, but this time it was so different. Rocco lived in a really cozy and cute apartment really close to the center. I felt super at home and comfortable there. For our last days in Italy he showed me things most tourists do not see. It was super sunny and there were people everywhere (it was a Saturday and the first day of rebajas in Italy began), but it was wonderful. I loved having Rocco to show me around. He showed me the famous middle finger statue that is in front of one of the most famous banks of Milan. It was insane, but such a different type of artwork to see in public. Next we saw the Roman ruins and then the canals of Milan (who knew they had canals...right?). I loved this, made me feel like I was in Venice again. We saw the sunset, then walked around, ate some cannolis. Then we went home, made dinner, and watched a movie. It was time to go back to Barcelona...but it was such an amazing trip...I had the best time..would love to do it all over again :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">One of my favorite restaurants in Barcelona is called Famen. The story behind finding this restaurant was pure luck. Me and my best girlfriend in Spain last year, Mercedes, share a huge passion: food. We love trying new things, new restaurants, learning how to cook dishes together, and even just talking about food. One night we wanted to go out to eat in Gracia, but try someplace new. We were searching for quite a while, when we suddenly stumbled upon this cute small restaurant that looked super nice and walked straight in. This restaurant, Famen, was hidden pretty well and is pretty hard to find unless you know where it is…so we were proud of ourselves and after looking at the menu we got excited to try this Japanese-Catalan fusion restaurant. As many of you know Famen means wanting and needing to eat, so already the title is intriguing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">All I can say is I was very pleased with how amazing this food was and the variety of food offered. You can order paella or Tataki tuna (my personal favorite), and even have their pasta or meat of the day. They even make their own unique bread, serving you two different rolls – a cheesy bread and a onion based bread. Another one of my favorite small plates is the Goat cheese salad, the cheese is perfectly cooked so it melts in your mouth as you bite into it, and the dressing is a mango and dried fruits and honey vinaigrette. It is very delicious.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> The restaurant is elegant and great for going on a date or just to dine with friends.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now I always want to experience Famen and try to get something new (but it is very difficult for me not to order the same meal that I know I love). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I recommend this restaurant to everyone who loves food as much as I do. Here is the link to the restaurant: <a href="http://www.famenrestaurant.com/Bienvenidos_a_Famen_Restaurant.html">Famen</a></span></span><br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01476926735020719910noreply@blogger.com0Barcelona, España41.387917 2.169918700000039341.312308 2.0830957000000394 41.463526 2.2567417000000392tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171542921750142893.post-31788348421033580052011-12-15T17:57:00.000-08:002011-12-15T17:57:43.010-08:00My first post...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">While eating sushi with on of my best guy friends from high school, we began talking about what it is I want to do when I move back home from Spain and he basically inspired me to start writing about my experiences abroad- whatever they may be- but write them down so they can be read. So here it goes...<br />
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It is crazy to think I have lived in Barcelona for over a year, but it definitely feels like home. I have met so many special people who are now a big part of my life and have had the opportunity to really get to know this amazing city. With its vast amount of museums, exhibits, bars, restaurants, and close towns nearby, there is always something new to see or do. Hence, I am never bored and always want to explore some new part of the city or try a new place to eat. In Barcelona it is easy to meet new people, so there is always someone there to experience these new experiences.<br />
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Living in Barcelona, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to see World Press Photo 2011 at CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemprania de Barcelona). This is a temporary exhibit that takes place every year in many different museums around the world. Since this exhibit began years ago, it usually has come to CCCB for about a month and this year I was lucky enough to know about it (thanks to a special Italian) and it was life changing. The images chosen are the best photos from the year before and are insanely powerful. There were 170 pictures that won and some of those were chosen for the exhibit. The themes of war, death, love, natural disasters, and health appear frequently. I could not stop talking or thinking about what I saw for at least two days after seeing the exhibit. The images are very intense and make you think about how delicate life can be, especially in other parts of the world. Under each photo there is a description of what is occurring, which creates a bigger impact, since one can read what is actually happening. Here is the website to the exhibit at CCCB: <a href="http://www.cccb.org/en/exposicio-world_press_photo_11-39444">http://www.cccb.org/en/exposicio-world_press_photo_11-39444</a><br />
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Here is one picture from the exhibit. This women is Bibi Aisha who is 18 years old and is from Afghanistan and was complaining of violent treatment when she escaped from her husband and went to her family's house. The Taliban arrived one night, demanding Bibi have to face justice. Bibi’s brother-in-law held her down and her husband sliced off her ears and then cut off her nose. She was abandoned, but later rescued by aid workers and the American military. Bibi Aisha now lives in the US and has had reconstructive surgery.<br />
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